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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1952

Page

2

Nelsonville Foundry Faces Unemployment After Contract Ends

Nelsonville Foundry and Machine Co will finish its army bogie wheel contract in two weeks. About 135 workers will be laid off, affecting 400 to 500 people in a coal region economy already unsettled by mine closures. The firm asks for aid from Washington officials and Small Defense Plant Administration to win new contracts to avert further layoffs.

Nelsonville Nelson Ville Foundry & Machine Co US Army Ordnance H. A. Redmond Washington Redmound Redmond Compan Army Ordnance High Ordnance Shell Foundry John FE. Horne Small Defense Plant Administration Alea Thomas A. Jenkins General Cummings Cincinnati Small Defense Administration Cleveland Nelsonville, O Nelsonville Foundry The.y

Bureau Aids Hunt For Substitutes For Bogie Wheels

Nelsonville foundry and machine company faces idle time as orders drop. Small Defense Plant officials say sufficient bogie wheel supply exists and no immediate procurements are planned. Efforts continue to secure subcontract work and keep 135 jobs, with leads from Ordnance and Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Co. promising support.

Small Defense Plant Administration Cincinnati Redmond Ordnance Department George Noble Ordnance Cleveland Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Co Pneumatic Tool Co

Philodorian Lodge 157 To Elect Officers

Nelsonville lodge 157, F and AM, will elect new officers at a regular meeting in the Masonic Temple on November 3. New officers will be installed December 1. Past masters night observance is set for November 17 with refreshments served.

Nelsonville Philodorian Lodge 157 F&am Masonic Temple

Gallia Sets Stage for Massive AEC Power Plant

Electric power will be delivered over 330 000 volt lines to a diffusion center near Cincinnati. The AEC facility will draw up to 465 000 kilowatts during construction, funded to 440 million dollars. Sponsor companies include Appalachian Electric Power, Ohio Edison, The Dayton Power and Light, Louisville Gas and Electric, and others in the Ohio Valley Electric Corp.

United States Cincinnati Ohio Valley Electric Corp AEC Lucasville Ohio Waverly Appalachian Electric Power Co Indiana & Michigan Electric Co The Ohio Power Co American Gas and Electric Co Monongahela Power Co West Penn Power Co Potomac Edison Co West Penn Electric Co Ohio Edison Co Pennsylvania Power Co Ohio Edison Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Toledo Edison Co Louisville Gas and Electric Co Kentucky Utilities Co Dayton Power and Light Co Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Co

Two Families Return From Florida Trip

Mr. and Mrs. Ward Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Grose completed a 10 day motor tour of Florida. They traveled via Lookout Mountain and the Suwanee River Drive to Tampa visiting Tampa Clearwater and St. Petersburg. They then headed to Daytona Beach stopping at Cypress Gardens Bok Tower and the Great Masterpiece before visiting St. Augustine the continent's oldest city and returning home by the mountain route.

Nelsonville Ward Phillips Clifton Grose Florida Lookout Mountain Suwanee River Tampa Clearwater St. Petersburg Daytona Beach St. Augustine

Grand Vice Chancellor Visits Nelsonville Lodge

Grand Vice Chancellor George Thompson of the Grand Domain of Ohio visits Nelsonville Valley Lodge 169 and invites Logan New Straitsville Murray City Glouster and Carbondale lodges to attend 7 30 p m. A luncheon will follow in the dining room, announced Shelby Barber chancellor commander.

Nelsonville

Boosters Plan Meeting For Nelsonville High School

The Band Boosters Club schedules a Thursday 7 30 p m meeting in the high school band room with refreshments. Attendance is urged by Booster president Mrs Pearl Hartley after the meeting date was moved up due to a school play next Monday night.

Nelsonville Pearl Hartley

Fourth Degree Is Conferred By Grange

Grange meeting in Amesville confer red the fourth degree on four candidates. Josephine Campbell directed the program with readings and talks by local leaders and visiting officers. Grangees from Athens Amesville Lodi and Canaan attended. Halloween decor featured on a refreshments table.

Glouster — Trimbie Grange Amesville Josephine Campbell Bessie Cartwright Ohio Roy Kasler Ohio Hills Ruth Powell R. H. Kasler Mildred Russell Harry Henry Vernon Wayne Wingett Lodi Grange Athens Lodi Caanan

Democrats To Have Dinner and Rally in Athens

GLOUSTER C. E. Handley county Democratic chairman announced a Democratic rally and dinner at Hotel Berry in Athens on Thursday at 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the hotel Thursday evening.

Glouster C. E. Handley Berry Athens

Mrs Guy Faires Dead After Illness in Akron

Mrs Guy Faires died at her Akron home Monday at 4 a.m after months of failing health. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p.m in Akron with burial there. Attending relatives include Mr and Mrs Far Faires Mr and Mrs Lester Faires and Mrs Ella Johnson. C G Faires cannot attend due to her condition.

Glouster Guy Faires Akron Far ‘Faires Lester Faires Ella Johnson C. G. Faires

Mount St Mary Hospital Births and Admits

Mount St Mary Hospital notes show births for Earl Hicks Gore a son and Thomas Welch Nelsonville Route 2 a son. Admitted are Ivan Lehman Carbon Hill Mary Pargeon McCune ville Raymond Jones New Lexington Route 1 Mary Jacobs Nelsonville Route 2 Hattie Devol Carbon Hill with Wayne Wood Columbus Mary Danko Glouster Route 3 Grace Lines New Straits Virginia Bridgewater Athens Sarah Glass Nelsonville Blanche Wolf Nelsonville. Dismissed Charles Morrison Glouster Route 3.

Earl Hicks Gore Thomas Welch Nelsonville Ivan Lehman Carbon Hill Mary Pargeon McCuneville Raymond Jones New Lexington Mary Jacobs Hattie Devol Wayne Wood Columbus Mary Danko Glouster Grace Lines New Straitsville Virginia Bridgewater Athens Sarah Glass

Berean Bible Class Meeting Thursday Evening

All members of the Berean Bible Class of the Christian Church are asked to meet in their classroom Thursday at 7 p.m. A light lunch will be served.

Berean Bible Class The Christian Church

Presbyterian Missionary Society to Meet Thursday

The Presbyterian Missionary Society will hold a meeting on Thursday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. C. W. Backus 45 E. Franklin Street.

The Presbyterian Missionary Society C. W. Backus E. Franklin St

Voting Urged by Visiting Kiwanis Event in Glouster

Seventeen local Kiwanis members and seven Athens visitors attended a dinner meeting in Glouster. Dr. E T Hellebrandt of Athens spoke on the power of your vote, noting low turnout in past elections and urging every eligible citizen to participate. He emphasized civic responsibility and education on voting, and observed nonvoters span all professions.

Hellebrandt Paul Cotton Raymond Lee John Huffman Charles Cornwell al Bechtel Joe Chapman Athens Ray Lange John Devol Ray White Carl Bradbury Richard Guinther Lawrence Colbert Roger Kittle Hugh Billingsly Daniel Teater Merrill Ogg B. R. Angle Ben Goldberg Harold Rose George Campbell Dan Kovach Porter Dugan Joe Williams

Goblins Parade Opens Halloween Festivities in Nelsonville

The Halloween parade begins Thursday at 7 30 p m from the Legion Home sponsored by American Legion Post 229 and the Auxiliary. Participants collect number tags at 6 p m, must be masked, with prizes for most beautiful ugliest and most original. Winners crowned King and Queen of Goblins. parade travels Columbus Street to Public Square and back. candy and apples for entrants.

Nelsonville Legion American Legion Post 229 Joe Barrows Columbus St Warren Robinette Legion Home

Wonder Salv and Soap Promise Skin Relief

Promotes Wonder Salv and Wonder Medicated Soap as remedies for itching eczema psoriasis infections and athlete’s foot. Describes salve as white greaseless antiseptic safe for children with a money back guarantee. Marketed to Athens area through local druggists and stores.

Athens Quick, Gallaher Adv

Ora Fierbaugh Dies Rites Set in Ashland

Mrs Elza Chalfant learned of her brother Ora Fierbaugh's death in Ashland Monday. He leaves two sons Emmett and Lloyd both of Ashland. Funeral services are planned for Thursday at 2 30 p m in Ashland with burial there. Mrs Chalfant is the sole surviving family member.

Glouster Elza Chalfant Ora Fierbaugh Ashland Emmett Lloyd

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William Brooks Shoe Co Sylvania Electric Products Shell and Defense Plant Administration Nelsonville Foundry & Machine Co Bureau John E. Horne Washington, D. C Wberth Giiver Ovar Pesbaletel Philodorian Lodge Gallia Nelsonville Lodge Boosters Grange Mount St. Mary Hospital Zemo Sylvania TV Uday Sylvania L. A. Faires High St. Glouster, Ohio Broad St Society Doan Rae Visit J. H. Wilson First National Bank Nelsonville, Ohio Bayon Jersey Glouster, Ohio Willett Tappan Heywood Wakefield Madden Norwalk General Electric Delker Franklin Registered Pennsylvania Fawcett Stone Hesterhill, Ohi
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